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Biographie de l'artiste pour Théodore Dubois

François-Clément Théodore Dubois 24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924 Was A French Composer Organist And Music Teacher.
He Was Born In Rosnay In Marne. Studied First Under Louis Fanart The Choirmaster At Reims Cathedral And Later At The Paris Conservatoire Under Ambroise Thomas. He Won The Prix De Rome In 1861. In 1868 He Became Choirmaster At The Church Of The Madeleine And In 1871 Took Over From César Franck As Choirmaster At The Basilica Of Sainte-Clotilde. In 1877 Dubois Returned To The Church Of The Madeleine Succeeding Camille Saint-Saëns As Organist There. From 1871 He Taught At The Paris Conservatoire With The Eminent Composers Paul Dukas And Florent Schmitt Among His Pupils. Dubois Was Director Of The Conservatoire From 1896 Succeeding Thomas Upon The Latter's Death To 1905. He Resigned Two Months Before The Refusal To Award The Prix De Rome To Maurice Ravel This Created Nonetheless A Substantial Public Outcry Which Was Increased By An Open Letter From The Novelist And Musicologist Romain Rolland. Gabriel Fauré Took Over From Dubois As Director. Although He Wrote Many Religious Works Dubois Had Considerable Hopes For A Successful Career On The Operatic Stage. His Fascination With Near-Eastern Subjects Lead To The Composition To His First Staged Work La Guzla De L'émir And His First Four-Act Opera Aben-Hamet Which Broke No New Ground. His Other Large-Scale Opera Xavière Has A Wildly Dramatic Tale Set In The Rural Auvergne. The Story Revolves Around A Widowed Mother Who Plots To Kills Her Daughter Xavière With The Help Of Her Fiancé's Father To Gain The Daughter's Inheritance. However Xavière Survives The Attack With The Help Of A Priest And The Opera Finishes With A Conventional Happy Ending. The Music Of Dubois Also Includes Ballets Oratorios And Three Symphonies. His Best Known Work Is The Oratorio Les Sept Paroles Du Christ "The Seven Last Words Of Christ"-1867 Which Continues To Get An Occasional Airing His Toccata 1889 For The Organ Is Also Heard Now And Then. The Rest Of His Large Output Has Almost Entirely Disappeared From View. He Has Had A More Lasting Influence In Teaching With His Theoretical Works Traité De Contrepoint Et De Fugue On Counterpoint And Fugue And Traité D'harmonie Théorique Et Pratique On Harmony Still Being Sometimes Used Today.

ACCUEIL THÉODORE DUBOIS
POPULAIRES PISTES MIXES ALBUMS
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